Shock tactics are needed to solve the pension savings crisis, an employee benefit consultant claims.

THOUSANDS of workers will use up their savings well before they die because they are failing to plan for retirement realistically, warns Fidelity International.

Current ASP rules are a nonsense

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Scheme deficits remained virtually unchanged last month as improved equity markets were offset by falling bond yields, figures show.

HSBC Actuaries and Consul-tants has launched a new online benefits platform to deliver "state of the art" communications between employers and employees.

CHANGES to the way pension lump sums are taxed are "disproportionate" and unnecessary, industry experts claim.

PENSIONS reform minister James Purnell has admitted he would join wind-up victims and march for compensation if he lost his pension.

WORKERS at APW Electronics are now eligible for the Financial Assistance Scheme - two years after their pension scheme wound up.

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